Similarities

Jainism
1 Ksatriya Families
2 Princes
3 Comfortable lives and families
4 Why are we born ?
Why there is so much sorrow ?
What is the purpose of our lives ?
5 Dissatisifed with the present life?
Purpose - Nirvana ( eternal happiness
6 after death)

7 Why are we born ? - Selfish

8 Ahimsa
9 GODS/ RITUALS/
10 Discipline and good conduct

Gave up Home / wife/ child /. Gave up

wealth and comfort / GAVe up the
11 chance to be king
Gave up Home / wife/ child 12 Unanswered question
13 Gave up wealth and comfort /- hardship
14 Gave up to be a prince- Wandering life
15 Prakrit / Pali / Magadhi - language

Similarities

Differences

Buddhism
Kshatriya Families
Princes
Comfortable lives and families
Why are we born ?
Why there is so much sorrow ?
What is the purpose of our lives ?
Dissatisfied with the present life?

Jainism
Without Dress
Shaved head
Left hand on the top
650 BCE
Vaishali - born at Bihar
Vardhaman
Mahavir -Tirthankar (24)

Nirvana

Jains - followers

Those who donot follow - eightfoldpath (

Right understanding / speech / action/
livelihood/ effort / mindfulness/
concentration)
No importance to caste system
Ahimsa
72 - Death ( starvation)
GODS/ RITUALS /
Bhikshus - followers
Good and disciplined life

White cloth -/ tie the cloth over

mout

Gave up Home / wife/ child /. Gave up

wealth and comfort / GAVe up the
chance to be king

India

Gave up Home / wife/ child Unanswered question

Marble temple

Gave up wealth and comfort /- hardship

Gave up to be a prince- Wandering life
Prakrit / Pali / Magadhi - language

Differences
Buddhism
Wearing Dress
Hair tied
Right hand on the top
640 BCE
Lumbini - Nepal
Siddharth /Gautam

All castes are equal

80 - Death
Munis - followers
Red / safron
More countries (Srilanka,
nepal , Bhutan/ mongolia/
Tibet, Thailand/ Cambodia/
Japan
Stupas - four